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Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1849, by 

THOMAS G. rtUTHERFOIlD, 

in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the United States, for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 



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As mail has been kindly endowed by the Creator with the 
facuhy for the production and enjoyment of vocal music, it be- 
comes a matter of importance that, for its proper development, 
those svxbjects should be selected, the tendency of which is to 
exalt, invigorate and interest, both the heart and mind of every 
portion of our race. It is desirable that every thing of a de- 
praved and vicious character should be discountenanced by all 
who have the well being of the human family at heart; foras- 
much as, without doubt, music is one of the most powerful and 
ready mediums of conveying to the mind those impressions 
which so distinctly mark the character of an age for good or 
evil. 

To tlie thoughtful it need hardly be said, that those songs, the 
professed object of which is to burlesque the peculiarities and 
eccentricities of any portion of our race, or to excite political 
rancor in the breasts of those who should be guided by reason, 
exert a most extensive and unhappy influence. 

Popular songs, to be of benefit to an age, should be disrobed 
of every thought or feeling calculated to excite distrust or oppo- 
sition in the breast of any whose hearts aspire to be free from 
the oppressive bondage of error. The sentiments thereof should 
be of that enlarged philanthropic character, which will interest 
and express the feelings of every true lover of his species, what- 
ever be his nation or descent. 



IV PREFACE. 

On every portion of our earth, there are hearts that long for, 
and earnestly desire that the day may soon dawn when each 
and every blessing of Providence may be rightly appreciated, 
and universally disseminated : therefore, let our songs, national 
or general, express those sentiments which can heartily be re- 
sponded to, and re-echoed by all who partake of this character. 

Let narrow-minded, sectioiml, and rancorous feeling, give 
place to those of universal love and fellowship. Let the Poet 
rightly use, and not abuse his talent. Let the language of his 
verse be as pure, and uncontaminated, and harmonious, as is the 
notes of the human voice, when, in all its perfection, it breathes 
forth ascriptions of praise to Him who formed and designed it 
for liis glory ; and, without doubt, music will be found one of 
the most effectual and delightful methods of implanting those 
principles of love and fellowship, which, when rightly under- 
stood and appreciated, will cavxse our world once more to be as 
the garden of the Lord. 

In giving publicity to the following songs, the author will feel 
himself amply repaid if the sentiments thereof should meet 
the approbation of the enlightened mind, and induce those 
fully competent to take up, and continue the task, which he be- 
lieves to be of great importance. ^ 

It will be perceived, that they are adapted to persons of every 
age, but particularly so to those whose glad and buoyant spirits 
so naturally seek to give expression to their feelings through the 
instrumentality of song — I mean the young and rising genera- 
tion. And as they are among the first poetical productions of 
the author, he therefore expects the indulgence of those more 
deeply versed in poetic lore. 

If this little work should meet with favour at the hands of 
the friends of reform, it will afford the author much pleasure, 
from time to time, to labour for its enlargement. 



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Columbia the Light of the Nations 9 

The Day is Drawing Near 11 

Our Land is Free 12 

The Tree of Freedom 14 

Peace, Truth and Love 15 

The People's Song 17 

Science 19 

O Come, Come Rejoice ! 21 

Sweet Love, thou Precious Treasvxre .22 

Liberty 23 

Time 25 

The Progress of Truth 26 

Ye Friends of Freedom 28 

Love let us Cherish , ... 29 

Round 30 

Life is a Precious Gift 31 



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Columbia \^t Xiglit of \^t Mms. 

AiK ''Columbia the Gem of the Ocean:' 

Columbia, tte ligM of the nations, 

The home of the good and the free j 
Most nobly thon'st taken thy station, 

In the blest cause of liberty ! 
Thy sons breathe the pure air of freedom, 

They rejoice in the light of thy fame ; 
While the songs of thy gallant seamen, 

Extol through the earth, thy great name I 

When liberty went forth on her mission, 

To bless and illumine our race ; 
She flew from her cage superstition, 

Where long she had been so defaced. 
Then fast o'er the trackless ocean. 

She sped on her errand of love ;^ 
And soon, on thy shore with devotion. 

She established her throne from above. 



10 THE WHITE FLAG. 

Surrounded by legions of freemen^ 

Thou'rt safe in the midst of the seas; 
For thou hast expell'd the foul demon, 

Which long, of the world, held the keys. 
The power of the despot is broken, 

We rejoice in the conquest of right; 
For the voice of the people hath spoken, 

That A^oice, is the language of might. 

Let thy motto, Columbia, be freedom ! 

Freedom from the darkness of vice; 
Why yet should'st thou not be in season, 

To raise the pure banner of white ? * 

* While being the emblem of peace and rightemisness, should 
be the distinguishing ensign of all true lovers of freedom. — 
" He that overcometh the same shall be clothed in white rai- 
ment,"' &c. — Rev. iii. 5. " And upon the seats I saw four and 
twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment." — iv, 4. " These 
are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed 
their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." 
— vii. 14. 

Red is the symbol of bloodshed and wn7: — "And there \vent out 
another horse that was red : and power was given to him that 
sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should 
kill one another." — Rev. vi. 4. Idolatrous, bloody and perse- 
cuting Rome, both in its literal and spiritual signification, is repre- 
sented as being " red." — " And there appeared another wonder 
in heaven ; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads 
and ten horns." — Rev. xii. 3. " And I saw a woman sit upon 
a scarlet coloured beast * * * * and the woman was arrayed 
in purple and scarlet colour." — Rev. xvii. 3, 4. Therefore, as 
red is the very opposite to the principles of peace and love, those 
who truly aspire to be free indeed, and long for the reign of 
universal peace, cannot consistently delight in this, as being a 
part of their national ensign. National ensigns are far more signi- 
ficant of national character than most persons are npt to imagine. 



ORIGINAL SONGS. 11 

From henceforth let enemies tremble, 
Let them cry out in anguish anew ; 
As they view thy blest hosts assemble, 

^ Round the standard of pure white and blue. 
Chorus. — Three cheers for the pure white and blue, 
Our voices shall ever echo. 
Three cheers for the pure white and blue. 



t lai) \B Iraralng Mear. 

AiK— " The Sunset Tree." 

The day is drawing near. 

When mankind shall be free ; 
. Then we shall know no fear, 

For all shall happy be. 
The reign of perfect bliss. 

Shall spread its gentle sway; 
And righteousness shall kiss 

The tears of peace away. — The day, &c. 

come ye friends of peace. 

And hasten forth that day, 
"Whose light shall e'er increase, 

As swells the cheerful lay. 
Then, heart with heart shall meet. 

When man shall be made free ; 
And grateful songs shall greet 

The God of liberty.— The day, &c. 



12 THE WHITE FLAG. 



dbur %anh is /rtf. 

Our Land is free ! 

Its glories see ! 
It spreads afar its splendor bright ; 

And soon the day, 

With beauteous ray, 
Shall fill the nations with its light ! 

Then joyfully the song we'll raise, 
With heartfelt praise. 
To fill the oppressed with glee ! 

For our cause it is just, 
In Grod we trust. 
For the light of liberty ! 

Our land is free ! 

All praise to Thee, 
Who inspired our fathers with all might, 

To labor with zeal. 

And their lives to seal 
In the sacred cause of truth and right ! 

Rejoice ! and sing aloud with mirth, 
Of freedom's birth. 
Whose form majestic rears, 

In the sight of our race, 
On heavenly space. 
The blest light of endless years ! 

Our flag is wJiite, 
We would not fight. 
But with the sword of truth and right ; 



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ORIGINAL SONGS. 13 

We're free indeed, 
The bloody meed 
Of war and strife, we'll thrust from sight- 
Then let us raise aloft our sign. 
That will e'er shine 
In the eyes of the good and brave; 
And we'll seek by our love, 
The blessing above, 
And the good of all mankind crave. 

Our flag is luliite, 

We come with might. 
To dispel the shades of death and night ! 

Our motto is peace, — 

We will not cease 
To raise our voice for freeman's right. 

The Lamb shall soon the Lion * tame, 
And spread the fame 

* In the language of Inspiration, the peculiar characteristics 
of animals are made to symbolize national or personal character : 
— Thus it is well known that the Lamb represents the nature 
and office of Christ, who is the perfection of every virtue. — 
" And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the 
four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it 
had been slain."' — Rev. v. 6. And again, those powers that do 
not practise the principles of peace, love, and fellowship, are 
represented by those beasts which possess voracious or destruc- 
tive propensities. — " And the beast which I saw was like unto 
a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth 
as the mouth of a lion."' — Rev. xiii. 2. As the principles of 
peace will ultimately triumph over those errors, which have, 
so long, rendered nations as ravenous beasts, we are, therefore, 
enabled to say with propriety, that — 

' The lamb shall soon the Lion tame.' 
" The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall 
eat straw like the bullock." — Isa. Ixv. 25. 



14 THE WHITE FLAG. 

Of that light and truth and love, 
Which can banish from sight, 
The darkness of night, 
And make the Eagle as the Dove^ 



Air — " Rejoice^^ 8fc. 

Rejoice ! rejoice ! 
The glorious time is coming; 

Rejoice ! rejoice ! 
The tree of freedom thrives. 
In every country, every clime, 
'Tis bursting forth in all its prime ; 
And fostered 'neath the patriot's eye, 
It can never, never die. 

Rejoice ! rejoice ! 
The glorious time is coming; 

Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, &c. 
The tree of freedom thrives. 

* The development of truth and love, will ere long, restrain 
that towering and rapacious proj^ensity, which has so long ren- 
dered nations, as the Eagle, a terror to the weak and defenceless. 

It w^ere well if nations would ask themselves if the ensigns 
or emblems in which they boast, do not aptly describe their 
peculiar national character. 

The consistent advocates of peace, love and fellowship, can- 
not glory in any emblem that does not appropriately express 
tliose excellencies which they so much admire. 



ORIGINAL SONGS. 15 

Soon will its glorious branches yield, 
A sure protection and a shield 
To all who've groaned beneath the yoke, 
From which our glorious fathers broke. 
Rejoice, rejoice, &c. 

Beneath its peaceful, happy shade. 
Blessings rich, that will not fade, 
Shall in verdant pastures spring. 
And to man their incense bring. 
Kejoice, rejoice, &c. 

Then gently shall the stream of life, 
Flow 'round and 'round its glorious site ; 
Imparting vigor, health, and youth, 
And thus secure perennial truth. 
Kejoice, rejoice, &c. 



AiK — ^^ Sparkling and Bright.''^ 



The blessings of peace shall e'er increase. 

On every hand and quarter ; 
When man shall learn from wars to cease, 

And love the things of order. 



16 THE WHITE FLAG. 

0; wliy should man delight to send 
The wail of death and slaughter ! 

When peace can all the evils mend, 
Of ev'ry son and daughter. 

The bright rays of light, can bring to sight, 

Things long concealed in darkness : 
Can clothe the sons of truth and right, 
With garments pure and spotless. 

Then, why should any close their eyes, — 

Shut out the light of heaven ! 
Which can the heart disrobe of sighs, — 
With bliss all mankind leaven. 



The strong bands of love, from heaVn above, 

Can only keep us steadfast ; 
And make us, like the heavenly dove. 
The messengers of friendship. 

0, then let love our hearts inspire. 

To grateful acts of kindness ; 
And may we never, never tire, 
'Till cured of all our blindness. 



Love, trutli, and peace, shall never cease 

Their glorious acts of mercy ; 
While there are hearts that on them feast, 
Or, drink of them when thirsty. 

0, happy day ! when truth shall reign. 

And fill the heart with gladness ; 
For peace and love shall, in its train, 
Dispel the mists of sadness. 



ORIGINAL SONGS. 17 



Air — " Yankee Doodle.^^ 

Strange things occurred in times gone by, 

Strange things are yet in order; 
The people are strangely made to sigh, 

On account of the disorder. — 
For wars and tumults yet are heard, 

On every hand and quarter ; 
The people yet refuse to learn, 

That wars the people slaughter. 

The people in their wisdom place. 

The wisdom of the nations 
To watch, and at the helm of state. 

To study their relations. 
And yet these wise men strangely act, 

And breathe forth wars and murders ) 
They boast of honor and of tact, 

While each the evil furthers. 

Or, seated on some kingly throne, 

A proud and short lived mortal. 
Attempts to shine as others shone. 

Ever op'ning Janus'* portal. 

■ 1 

* The temple of Jamis, an ancient Italian deity, usually re- 
presented with two faces, and principally supplicated in time of 
battle, was always kept open during the continuance of war 
and closed in time of peace. 

2* 



18 THE WHITE FLAG. 

! wlien will jDeople learn to think, 

And set all things in order; 
For surely they've been made to drink, 

The dregs of blood and slaughter. 

fie ! on all who vainly boast 

Of statemanship and honor; — 
Your statemanship is but a ghost ; 

Your honor, man dishonors. 
For men ye put in dread array. 

Like savage beasts, for battle; 
Your brethren, do ye not, I pray. 

Sell as meanest cattle ? 

But soon such strange things will give place. 

To what is more in order ; 
The people shall all evils trace, 

And pluck out all disorder. 
They'll pick out men of good report. 

And place them at the altar. 
Where liberty, with blessings fraught, 

Shall flow like purest water. 

Instead of trumpet's martial sound — 

Instead of cannon's thunder — 
The sound of peace shall fly around, 

And cause us all to wonder, 
How man could ever be so blind — 

How he could ever slumber. 
Beneath a Providence so kind, 

'Mid blessings without number. 



ORIGINAL SONGS. 19 

! let us hasten forth that day, 

When we to every brother 
Shall send the bliss of friendship's ray, 

Which shall all evil smother. 
Then, shall our world aloud with joy, 

Shout hymns of peace and glory ; 
Then freedom shall without alloy, 

Tell forth its glorious story. 



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AiK — " Before all Lands j'' ^-c. 

The lamp of science spreads its light, 
Dispelling the dark shades of night, 

The world with wisdom cheering; 
The youth of every age and clime. 
May to its summit boldly climb, 

Above clouds of ignorance peering. 

It lays its bands * across the earth. 
Sends forth a creature f of its birth. 

With swiftest motion flying ; 
From place to place it speeds along. 
And on it waits the busy throng, 

For wealth and pleasure striving. 

* Rail roads. ■}• Locomotive. 



20 THE WHITE FLAG. 

Swift on the rivers and the lakes, 
It drives along with wondrous grace, 

Grand emblems of its power :* 
And then across the mighty main, 
It plows itself a greater name,f 

Thus on it praises shower. 

In heaven's immense it soars afar, J 
And brings to view the distant star, 

And never ceases striving ; 
For in the boundless realms of space. 
It rushes onward to the chase, 

Which makes it ever thriving. 

It explores the surface of the earth,§ 
And from its bowels it gives birth 

To new and startling wonders; 
And then to spread abroad its thought. 
It, to its aid, the lightning brought, || 

And loud its accents thunder. 

Still far and wide its light doth spread, 
It makes dark ignorance hide its head, 

Its sayings are surprising : — 
Then, let us ever prize it well, 
And to the world its wonders tell. 

And help its upward rising. 

* Steamboats. -j- Steamships. 

^ Astronomy. § Geology. 

II Magnetic Telegraph. 



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ORIGINAL SONGS. 21 



d) Cnmf, €mt %t\m ! 

Air — " Come, Come jiway,^^ ^c. 

come^ come rejoice ! ye noble sons of freedom, 

And loudly sing, 'till heavens ring — come, come rejoice ! 

let your anthem loud proclaim, 

'Till all have learned to lisp the name 

Of Liberty and Happiness — come, come rejoice ! 

come, come rejoice ! fear not, but be courageous : 
The power of might is freeman's right — come, come 

rejoice ! 
Ope wide the gates of pearly light. 
Entrance the nations with the sight 
Of Peace, Truth, and Happiness — come, come rejoice ! 

Break forth into joy ! despotic power is quaking. 
Its time's at hand, it cannot stand — break forth into joy ! 
Its mighty power which long has stood, 
Shall be for meanest reptiles food. 
While songs of Peace and Happiness our hearts will 
employ. 

shout aloud with joy ! ye waste and barren places, 
For ye shall soon, like Eden bloom — shout aloud with 

joy J 

Then open wide the gates of light, 

Dispel the darkness of the night. 

With Liberty and Happiness — shout aloud with joy ! 



22 THE WHITE FLAG. 



mn\ Xmt \^mi ^mms Crraaiirt, 

Air — " Sweet Evenms thou art with us.^^ 



Sweet Love, thou precious treasure, 
Come fill our auxious breasts 3 

Teach us thy peaceful measure, — 
Teach us to prize thy rest. 

In all the paths of darkness, 
Be thou our steady light; 

And when oppressed with sadness, 
Reveal thyself to sight. 

O ! let us not grow weary — 
! let us not grow cold ; 

But may we always near thee 
Find bliss, by tongue untold. 

When sorrow ^round about us, 

Reveals itself to sight ; 
! touch our hearts with kindness, 

To sympathise aright. 

! may we e'er remember. 

That all are frail below ; 
That we to others render, 

What should within us grow. 



ORIGINAL SONGS. 23 

And when the heart of gladness, 

Presents itself to sight ; 
May love, instead of sadness, 

Fill us with sweet delight. 

Then shall our lives be tranquil, 

^Mid cares and scenes below; 
We shall be truly thankful, 

Our cup shall overflow. 



Air — " Away, away, we've a Holiday.^* 

Hurrah ! hurrah ! for the time is near. 
When the friends of truth and order. 

Shall quickly the temple of Liberty rear, 
And enkindle the coals on its r^ltar. — 
Shall quickly, &c. 

The foundation they laid in '76, 

Has been growing stronger and stronger, 
And America yet shall more surely fix. 

And establish its principles longer. — 
And America, &c. 



24 THE WHITE FLAG. 

Our Washington labor' d with earnest zest, 

To unfold its glorious banner ; 
And the prayer of true faith from his pious breast, 

Mark'd the earnestness of his manner. — . 
And the prayer, &c. 

In the eyes of all nations its graceful folds, 

Are ever seen gaily fluttering ; 
The hearts of the noble with magic it moulds, 

It cares not for despot's muttering. — 
The hearts of the noble, &c. 

Hurrah ! hurrah ! the temple we'll raise, 

All Europe is ready to help us ; 
We'll raise it to heaven and crown it with praise. 

And fill the nations with gladness. — 
We'll raise it to heaven, &c. 

The icliite * flag of peace from its tow*r will peer. 
With naught but the hlue for its back-ground ; 

While the red * of contention and pride will appear. 
Receding apace in its death-mound. 
While the red of contention, &c. 

Hurrah ! hurrah ! for our banner is white. 

Love, purity, peace and honor, 
Flow radiantly forth from our principles bright. 

With ever increasing power. 
Flow radiantly forth, &c. 

* See notes on page 10, 



ORIGINAL SONGS. 25 



AiK — '-Far, far o'er Hill and Dell." 

Time's precious moments pass 

Quickly from our ardent grasp; 

Gently, like the painter's brush, 

It leaves the impress of its touch. 

The wrinkled brow and furrow'd cheek, 
Silently, but surely speak, 
That life's portrait will be done, 
By the setting of the sun. 
• 

Time's progress will not stop, 

Nor its moments be forgot ; 

It registers in heavenly space, 

All the doings of our race. 

Its hand points upward to the sky. 
It bids us for true wisdom* sigh ; 
For all things here below must fade. 
But that which on the Bockf is stayed. 

Time in doleful accents speak. 
To those who will not wisdom seek ; 
Mournfully is heard the knell. 
Which their mis'ry doth foretell.J 

* "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day 
of salvation." — 2 Cor. vi. 2. 

f Christ Jesus. — 1 Cor. x. 14. 

^ " Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared 
for the devil and his angels." — Matt. xxv. 41. 
3 



26 THE WHITE FLAG. 

But ! how joyful is its tone, 
To those who 're marching to that Home,* 
Where perfect love and bliss supreme, 
Flow an everlasting stream. 



t l^rogrtBis nf Crut[r. 



Air — " Happy Land.'''' 

Glorious brightness marks the way 

Of truth's career ] 
Pointing to eternal day, 

Quickly drawing near. 
O ! let us happy be, 

As, by faith, the day we see 
Brightly bursting o'er our race, 

Sin to efface. 

Listen to the glorious cry. 

Of the patriotic band ! 
Who ardently for freedom sigh, 

In every land. 
Their voice like thunder breaks along, 

And loudly swells the cheerful song. 
Where long the tyrants' fearful sway. 

The people did obey. 

* " In my fathers house are many mansions : if it were not so 
I would have told you. 1 go to prepare a place for you." — John 
xiv. 2. 



ORIGINAL SONGS. 27 

The Ughtning^s flasli, the earthquake^ s roar,* 

Attracts ev'rj mind ; 
But soon these judgments will be o'er, 

Leaving peace behind. 
Then all nations shall go forth, 

From east and west, and south and north, 
Breathing pure the air of life, 

Free from ev'ry strife. 

The " Holy City"t we shall see, 

Descending from on high -, 
Then how happy we will be, 

Freed from every sigh. 
The lights % which long have been our guides, 

Will give their place to him that rides 
Triumphantly along the sky. 

On whom all rely. 

Shout ! shout ! with joyous cry ! 

Wake all the earth ! ! 
'Till the captive's dismal sigh, 

Grive place to mirth. 
The wilderness shall sweetly sing, 
And to the Lord sweet odors bring : 
And bliss and love shall flow supreme. 
An everlastino; stream. 



* " And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings ; and 
there was a great earthquake, stich as was not since men were 
upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great." — Rev. 
xvi. 18. 

-j- Rev. xxi. 2. + Rev . xxi. 23. 



28 THE WHITE FLAG. 



^e /rifnbs of /rwbom. 

Air — " Bonnie Doon."' 

Ye friends of Freedom raise your song, 
And sweetly let your notes prolong ; 
'Till all the nations of the earth, 
Shall wake to feel its priceless worth. 
Let ev'ry breeze the sound increase, 
Of freedom's sacred, happy cause ; 
For virtue and independence dwell 
With those who truly prize it well. 

All Europe now with eager gaze, 
Hejoice to see its beauteous rays; 
For like the glorious sun of day, 
'Twill ch^se the gloom of death away. 

Long have they groaned, in anguish loud, 

Beneath the lash of despots proud ; 

But now, they gladly hear and see, 

The glorious cause of liberty. 

And rising in their might they cry, 
To man on earth, and Grod on high. 
To help them in their glorious cause, 
Which will secure them happy laws. 
And shall they vainly call on those. 
Where rich the tree of freedom grows ? 
No ! let our cry forever be, 

' 'TiS THE RIGHT OF ALL MEN TO BE FREE. 



ORIGINAL SONGS. 29 



Xmt let m C^ens[i. 

Air — " Life let us Cherish." 

Love let us cherish, 

Which bright in heaven shines ; 
Rich is the blessing, 

To mortals here in time. 
It makes the path of life all green, 
And on its gentle living stream, 
We sweetly glide 
Along its tide, 
Fill'd with peace and rapture. 

Love let us cherish, &c. 

Love's gentle accents. 

Sweetly greets the mourner's ear; 
Spreads its grateful incense. 
While drops the scalding tear. 
It gently smo <ths the cares of life ; 
Drives from the breast contentious strife ; 
It fills with peace, 
That will increase. 
In all who truly prize it. 

Love let us cherish, &c. 

Love spreads its gladness. 

Through all the walks of life; 

Dispelling ev'ry sadness; 
Bids darkness to be light, 



30 THE WHITE FLAG. 

The lowly, bending, bruised reed, 
It does with health and vigor feed ; 

And lights, with smiles, 

While it beguiles, 
Misfortune in its trouble. 

Love let us cherish, &c. 

Love, thou sweetest treasure, 

Shall man refuse to welcome thee ? 
Or say he has no leisure, 
From selfishness to flee ? 
With light arrayed thy beauteous foiin, 
Gilds with brightness ev'ry storm ; 
And raises man, 
With God to stand. 
On golden heights of mercy. 

Love let us cherish, &c. 



liDimb. 



Air — '•• Lo! the Happy Knot is Tiedy 

Eejoice ye freemen of our Land 
Rejoice aloud and nobly stand; 
For the day is near at hand. 
When ye shall surely fan 
The world into a flame of joy, 



ORIGINAL SONGS. 31 

%\tt b ^fumm dift. 

Air — " Life on the Ocean Wave^ 

Life is a precious gift, 

A life from sin set free; 
A life like this is bliss — 

True happiness to me. 
For there's naught on earth beside, 
In which to boast or pride ; 
Save a life of love and peace, 
Whose blessings shall not cease. 
Life is a precious gift, &c. 

With a conscience pure and clean, 

I stand as on a rock ; 
And while on this I lean, 

Most peaceful is my lot. 
The world may rage and foam, 
While I a-through it roam ; 
Yet sweet shall be my rest, 
With a calm and peaceful breast. 
Life is a precious gift, '&c. 

! what can make me fear. 

When love dwells in my heart ? 

To feel that Grod is near. 
Bids all distress depart. 

Or, who shall me deride. 

While I in pureness pride ? 

^Tis God that makes me bold, 

With strength before untold. 
Life is a precious gift, &c. 



32 THE WHITE FLAG. 

Ye freemen far and near, 

The time for you has come ; 
Go forward, without fear, 

Your work will soon be done. 
Kemember ! none are free, 
But such as joyfully, 
Can join the chorus of love, 
With saints of heaven above. 
Life is a precious gift, &c. 



FINIS. 




LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 1 

■mi' 



